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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday reversed a lower court preliminary injunction ordering Jane Perez not to post certain criticisms of Dietz Development, LLC. The ruling came two days after Public Citizen and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed an appeal of the preliminary injunction on behalf of Perez.
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will hear a challenge to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law targeting same-sex couples for discriminatory treatment under federal law.
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Sen. Jim Webb announced on Tuesday that he will introduce the Military Service Integrity Act of 2012, which could bring criminal penalties to any individual for making a false claim to have served in the military or to have been awarded a military medal, decoration, or other device in order to secure a tangible benefit or a personal gain
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The United States Supreme Court has upheld the health-care reform passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010
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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning handed down a mixed decision in Arizona v. United States, a case challenging that state’s SB 1070 law, which is based on the controversial Prince William County ordinance that was cast aside as unworkable in 2008. While throwing out provisions making it a state crime to be in the country illegally and to make it a state crime to seek work, the Court refused to say that the Arizona “show me your papers” law was invalid on its face, without additional facts and an interpretation of the law by the Arizona Courts
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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that police may not place GPS tracking devices on the cars of citizens with first obtaining a warrant. “When this often divided Supreme Court can come together and agree on such an important decision about protecting individual privacy, that’s cause for celebration,” said Kent Willis,…
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The United States Supreme Court said today that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – the health-care reform law passed by Congress in 2010. Virginia filed one of the suits that made their way up the federal system with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the request of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to expedite the appellate review of the state’s constitutional challenge of the 2010 federal health-care reform law. The move had not been unexpected – as the Supreme Court rarely bypasses appellate courts in reviews of constitutional questions. Cuccinelli had asked for…
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The United States Supreme Court voted 8-1 to uphold an appeals court decision to overturn a $5 million verdict against a Kansas church that protests the funerals of American soldiers to bring attention to its message that God is punishing the U.S. for its embrace of gays and lesbians. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was…
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said Thursday that Virginia will file a petition to ask the United States Supreme Court to take Virginia’s health care lawsuit without first waiting for review by a federal court of appeals. “Given the uncertainty caused by the divergent rulings of the various district courts on the constitutionality of the…
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